Huelgas ensemble

Category:ensemble (vocaal-instrumentaal), oude muziek, ensemble, hedendaagse muziek, repertoire
1970
Genre(s):21ste eeuw / hedendaags, 20ste eeuw, romantiek, oude muziek
Conductor of:Paul Van Nevel
Actual/previous members:Helen Cassano, Cécile Kempenaers

Short description

The Huelgas ensemble is one of Europe's most renowned groups for the performance of medieval and Renaissance polyphony. The ensemble often performs unknown works, found by its conductor Paul Van Nevel in libraries all over Europe.

Biography

The Huelgas Ensemble has performed in some of the world’s finest musical centres, including the BBC Proms in London, the Lincoln Center in New York, the Cité de la musique in Paris, the Berliner Philharmonie, the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian in Lisbon, as well as the Centro Cultural de Belem (Lisbon). The ensemble also appears regularly at the greatest festivals for early music, where it often performs in its ‘natural habitat’ of ancient chapels, churches and abbeys, thus building an interdisciplinary bridge between architecture and polyphony through its concerts. Under the wing of BOZAR in Brussels, the ensemble has been running an annual concert cycle for thirty years.

Performances by the Huelgas Ensemble are characterized by an in-depth knowledge of the aesthetics and concepts of musical and vocal practices of the Medieval and Renaissance periods. The media and critics alike regularly heap praise on the ensemble for its lively and innovative approach to the repertoire, continuously setting the highest standards in its field. It is precisely for this reason that more and more contemporary composers seek the ensemble out to perform their works (Wolfgang Rihm, James MacMillan).

Selective discography

Le Chant de VirgileLe Chant de Virgile (2001)
early music
Huelgas ensemble, Josquin Desprez, Marbrianus De Orto, Adriaen Willaert, Cipriano De Rore, Jacobus Vaet, Orlandus Lassus, Jean Mouton (...)
Festival van Vlaanderen Vlaams-Brabant 2001 / KlaraFestival van Vlaanderen Vlaams-Brabant 2001 / Klara (2001)
early music
Huelgas ensemble, Currende, Alexander Agricola, Pierre De la Rue, Erik Van Nevel, Paul Van Nevel
A.Gabrieli: The Penitential Psalms of David - Netherlands Chamber ChoirA.Gabrieli: The Penitential Psalms of David - Netherlands Chamber Choir (2001)
early music
Huelgas ensemble, Nederlands Kamerkoor, Andrea Gabrieli, Paul Van Nevel
Musica aldersoetste konstMusica aldersoetste konst (2000)
early music
Huelgas ensemble, Gheerkin de Hondt, Jacobus Clemens Non Papa, Alexander Agricola, Jacob Obrecht, Antoine Brumel, Josquin Desprez, Heinrich Isaac (...)
Christophorus Demantius - Vêpres de PentecosteChristophorus Demantius - Vêpres de Pentecoste (2000)
early music
Huelgas ensemble, Christophorus Demantius, Paul Van Nevel
Agricola Alexander - A Secret LabyrinthAgricola Alexander - A Secret Labyrinth (1999)
early music
Huelgas ensemble, Alexander Agricola, Paul Van Nevel
Lamentations de la RenaissanceLamentations de la Renaissance (1999)
early music
Huelgas ensemble, Marbrianus De Orto, Orlandus Lassus, Tiburtio Massaino, Robert White , Paul Van Nevel
Festival van Vlaanderen 96 - Gent en Historische StedenFestival van Vlaanderen 96 - Gent en Historische Steden (1996)
early music, Baroque, classicism
Wieland Kuijken, Barthold Kuijken, Jos van Immerseel, Huelgas ensemble, Josquin Desprez, Johann Jacob Froberger, Johann Gottlieb Graun, Joseph Haydn (...)
Manchicourt - Missa Veni Sancte SpiritusManchicourt - Missa Veni Sancte Spiritus (1996)
early music
Huelgas ensemble, Pierre De Manchicourt, Paul Van Nevel
Claude LeJeune - Le PrintansClaude LeJeune - Le Printans (1996)
early music
Huelgas ensemble, Paul Van Nevel

Selectieve discografie als medewerker

Horizon 5Horizon 5 (2014)
21st century / contemporary
Martyn Brabbins, Detlev Glanert, Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Markus Stenz, Klaas De Vries, David Robertson, Richard Rijnvos, Susanna Mälkki (...)
Six siècles de Musique en Wallonie et à BruxellesSix siècles de Musique en Wallonie et à Bruxelles (2002)
classicism, Baroque, early music
Diverse uitvoerders, Orlandus Lassus, Pietro Antonio Fiocco, anoniem, Johannes Ciconia, Gilles Binchois, Johannes Tinctoris, Mateo Romero (...)

Related Items

News:Opnieuw een Diapason d'or voor het Huelgas Ensemble (16.10.2014)
Een Diapason d'or voor het Huelgas Ensemble, een Choc voor Van Immerseel (30.07.2012)
Paul Van Nevel in de kijker op Canvas (06.04.2009)
Press Clips:
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An imposing English hoard (12.08.2013)
Richafort - Requiem (06.2013)
Lassus - Massaino - Orto - R White (08.2008)
Organisations:Bibliotheek Huelgas Ensemble (bibliotheek, archief, studiecentrum, muziekorganisaties, informatie, documentatie en promotie)
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